Ferid Murad

Nobel prize for Medicine (1998). Member of the Advisory Council for the City of Arts & Sciences.

Ferid Murad has his own star in the 'Paseo de los Científicos' (‘Walk of Prominent Scientists), itself a nod in the direction of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Here, visitors can follow a line of stars that represent some of the most important scientists of our times who have visited this museum or who have a rapport with it.

Nobel prize for Medicine (1998) shared with Robert F. Furchgott and Louis J. Ignarro for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system.